Bread and pastry board



vUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES MCNAMEE, OF EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

BREAD AND PASTRY BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 31,066, dated January 1, 1861.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, J. MCNAMEE, of Easton, in the county of Northampton and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Bread and Pastry Board; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being lhad to the annexed drawings, Nmaking a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a vertical section of my invention taken in the line x, Fig. 8. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same taken in the line y, y, Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the same taken in the line z, a, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several igures.

The object of this invention is to obtain a flour receptacle with a board or cover provided with traps for molding the flour, the above being used wit-h various small boxes for containing spices and also supplemental boxes for containing' flour, the latter being within reach of the operator, and all so arranged that a very convenient flour box and molding board with the necessary appurtenances will be combined so as to form a compact and desirable article for the kitchen.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and constructmy invention I will proceed to describe it.

A represents a rectangular box which is provided with a cover or lid B, attached to the box by hinges a., a. The back and sides of the box extend upward a short distance above its front, as'shown clearly in Fig. 4E, and the front end of the cover or lid B, is provided with a flap Z), which when the cover or lid is closed lls the upper front part of the box, as shown clearly in Fig. 2. The top plate c, of the b ox A, which is on a level with the top of the front side of the box has two doors or traps d, d, which are retained in proper position in the top plate c, by projecting ledges, formed by rabbeting the edges of t-he traps, as well as the edges of the openings which receive them. The doors or traps d, when closed have their upper surfaces flush with the upper surface of the top plate c, as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 3.

Through the front side of the box A, there pass two shafts O, O, the outer ends of which are provided with knobs D, and the inner ends with cross heads or arms e, which are shown clearly 1n Fig. 3. The cross heads or arms e, are under the front parts of thedoors or traps d, as shown in Fig. 1.

At the back part of the top plate o, of the box A, there is a vertical partition e, which extends up as high as the sides and back of the box A. This partition e, forms a box which extends the whole width of the box A, and which is provided at its center with a series of pigeon-holes f, underneath which there is a -drawer g. At each side of the pigeon-holes f, there is a box E.

The box A, is illed with flour and is designed to be the receptacle to contain said article answering the purpose of a store bin or barrel. The-top plate c, s the molding board, and the pigeon-holes f, contain spices, the drawer g, may contain the rolling-pin, jigger-iron, and other implements used in the process of molding, while the side or supplemental boxes E, E, contain flour, said boxes being supplied with a requisite quantity each time the molding board is used.

The operation is as follows: The boxes E, E, are supplied or filled with flour from the box A, the doors or traps cl, d, being raised by turning t-he shaft C, C, the arms e, of which throw up the front ends of the doors. Then the boxes E, are filled a quantity of flour may be placed on the board c, and the doors or traps d, are then closed, the latter with the board c, forming a perfectly plane surface for molding upon. During the process of molding any additional flour that may be required is taken from the boxes E, E, thereby obviating the trouble and embarrassment attending the opening of the doors or traps fl, (l, when covered with paste or dough. By means of the arms e, on the shafts O, O, the doors or traps (Z, may be readily elevated. The necessary tools are all within reach of the operator who stands in front of the box A, the lid B, of which is elevated, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4.

I Wish it to be distinctly understood that vided with receptacles E, E, f, drawer g, 10 I do not claim broadly the invention of a rabbeted traps d, d, lifting shafts C, C and flour box or receptacle provided with a top otherwise inade as herein shown and de- Which has doors or traps, and arranged to scribed.

5 serve as a moldin board' but 1 I do claim as ntew and Jdesire to secure by JAMES MCNAMEL' Letters Patent Titnessesz As an improved article of manufacture a Con. MCNAMEE, bread and pastry board having its top c pro- I J oHN W. BELL. 

